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UK
/ɹˈaɪd/
]
[ US /ˈɹaɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈɹaɪd/ ]
VERB
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sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
Did you ever ride a camel?
The girl liked to drive the young mare
She never sat a horse! -
harass with persistent criticism or carping
Don't ride me so hard over my failure
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
The children teased the new teacher -
ride over, along, or through
Ride the freeways of California -
copulate with
The bull was riding the cow -
move like a floating object
The moon rode high in the night sky -
be sustained or supported or borne
The child rode on his mother's hips
She rode a wave of popularity
The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name
His glasses rode high on his nose -
be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
I ride to work in a bus
He rides the subway downtown every day -
continue undisturbed and without interference
Let it ride -
keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
Don't ride the clutch! -
sit on and control a vehicle
She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town
He rides his bicycle to work every day -
lie moored or anchored
Ship rides at anchor -
be contingent on
The outcomes rides on the results of the election
Your grade will depends on your homework -
have certain properties when driven
This car rides smoothly
My new truck drives well -
climb up on the body
This skirt keeps riding up my legs
Shorts that ride up
NOUN
- a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
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a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
he took the family for a drive in his new car
How To Use ride In A Sentence
- By adding the chlorides of strontian, uranium, potassium, sodium, iron, or copper to the liquid, various effects may be produced, and these bodies will be found to produce the same color on the plate that their flame gives to alcohol. American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype
- Maybe they should have a little log cabin, a hayride at Halloween, or Christmas scenery.
- One Mercedes engineer estimated that, worldwide, up to 50,000 vehicles may have to be repaired, which is a blow for a company which prides itself on reliability and quality. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- The seeds were then cut in half longitudinally and deposited on a sterile Whatman No.1 filter paper impregnated with 1% tetrazolium chloride.
- Solomon himself impersonated the phallic god Baal-Rimmon, "Lord of the Pomegranate," when he was united with his divine bride, the mysterious Shulamite, and drank the juice of her pomegranate Song of Solomon 8:2. Archive 2008-03-01
- Two bus-rides and a walk in the rain later we found the old dairy farm, muttering under our breaths about the wisdom of locating such an establishment way out in the sticks.
- It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?
- ‘I want to come back when it's a bit quieter,’ I shouted over the din of amplified music, throbbing diesel generators and rattling joy rides.
- The ride can feel a bit harsh at times but cabin noise is low. The Sun
- I was totally expecting you to say that you read a section looking for the miscut part and got yourself hideously freaked out for the bike ride home. Cooperative Blog » Blog Archive » Stephen King
